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In the CHICAGO TRIBUNE, K.C. Johnson writes “the Bulls have secured a Saturday workout with Ohio State freshman Mike Conley Jr., the top-rated point guard in the June 28 NBA draft. Conley Jr., 19, follows Texas A & M’s Acie Law and Georgia Tech’s Javaris Crittenton, the second- and third-rated point guards who worked out together last week at the Berto Center. League sources have said Bulls third-year point guard Chris Duhon, who has one year at $3.25 million remaining on his contract, is on the trading block.”

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Tony Parker scored 30 points, Manu Ginobili had 25 and Tim Duncan added 23 as the Spurs schooled Cleveland in championship basketball for three quarters, overpowering the overmatched Cavaliers 103-92 in Game 2 on Sunday night to take a 2-0 lead in the NBA

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The Washington Wizards are committed to keeping Gilbert Arenas on the team, even after the All-Star guard said he planned to opt out of his contract.

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Marc J. Spears of the DENVER POST reports, "The 2004 Finals MVP plans to opt out of his contract paying $6.8 million next season to become an unrestricted free agent this summer. With all due respect to Vince Carter and Rashard Lewis, there is no better free agent on the market than this two-time all-star. And after missing out on a big contract previously, this is likely the last long-term lucrative contract that Chauncey Billups, 30, is going to land."

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Linda Hamilton of THE DESERET NEWS writes, "During his Los Angeles Lakers’ career, Derek Fisher, now a Utah Jazz guard, spent four Junes playing basketball in the NBA Finals."

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James’ hometown celebrates his storybook rise to fame

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Mike Freeman of the CBS SPORTSLINE.com writes, "The offense of the Cavaliers is one of the more stunted, discombobulated and inept in recent championship history. Seriously, this might be the worst Finals squad since the New York Knicks, and that team shot so many bricks by the time they were done the poor backboards looked like the surface of the moon."

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In the CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER, Branson Wright writes “Cavaliers coach Mike Brown said throughout the week that his team's two-game regular-season sweep over the San Antonio Spurs would not mean much in the postseason. After Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Thursday, he probably wish it had. Poor early shooting from LeBron James, another dismal third quarter, and some lackluster defense on Spurs point guard Tony Parker all led to an 85-76 Cavs loss. This was only one game, but the team that wins Game 1 has won 17 of the past 23 championships.”

The San Antonio Spurs are the team with Finals experience, but they'll still need some help from a few guys who haven't been here before.

San Antonio Spurs forward Brent Barry blogs on NBA.com during the Spurs run at a fourth title in nine years.